What Would Happen If Mitochondria Were Treated with a Proton

question 77

Multiple Choice

What would happen if mitochondria were treated with a proton gradient uncoupler,such as 2,4-dinitrophenol?

• A) Electron transfer would stop.
• B) Complex I would become reduced, and complexes III and IV would become oxidized.
• C) Protons would be pumped by the mitochondrial electron transport chain, although no ATP would be synthesized.
• D) Reducing equivalents, in the form of NADH, would no longer be consumed.

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Definitions:

F-ratios

A statistical measure calculated by dividing the variance between groups by the variance within groups in the context of an ANOVA test.

F-ratio

A statistic used in ANOVA to compare the variance among group means to the variance within groups; it assesses whether the means are significantly different.

Variability

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which data points in a dataset differ from the average value.

F-ratio

The ratio of variance between groups to the variance within groups in an ANOVA test, used to determine if there are any significant differences between group means.